[ILUG] root problem

[Eric Rahn Nolen]

If this is a Red Hat install you can boot to single user from the LILO:
prompt with:

linux single

Then you can passwd to make your changes and reboot and all should be well
again.

Cheers,

Eric

"Be patient.  Evolution isn't finished with us yet."
        --Soloman Short


On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Gary Coady wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 24, 1999 at 08:42:56AM +0100, kevin at suberic.net wrote:
> > Bernard Murphy burst across the net:
> > >Having logged in for months under root suddenly I am told that either the user
> > > or password name is incorrect.
> > >
> > >Nothing in that area has been changed ??
> > >
> > >SU keeps me locked out as well. Can anybody throw some light on that one - or 
> > >how can I get back - or am I dead !!!!!!
> > 
> > is root in /etc/passwd?  when was /etc/passwd last changed?  might you
> > have typed passwd in a root window when meaning to do it in your own
> > account?
> > 
> > you might want to do an init 1 at the console which should bring the machine
> > down to single user...  wait, you don't have root.  reboot, and type linux 1
> > at the boot prompt.  then you'll get a shell prompt.  then run passwd.
> 
> I dunno - I've found that Redhat seems to ask for the root password when
> booting into single-user mode - if it does in this case, try instead
> 
> linux init=/bin/sh
> 
> at the boot prompt, and that'll get you a shell.
> 
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